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mcnees / BarnAndPole.tex
Created Nov 26, 2017
A visual resolution of the barn-and-pole paradox of special relativity.
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\documentclass[crop=true, border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}
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mcnees / RigidRocket.tex
Created Oct 26, 2017
Draw a spacetime diagram showing an accelerating rocket with constant proper length.
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\documentclass[border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\usetikzlibrary{decorations.markings}
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mcnees / milkshakeduck.tex
Created Sep 18, 2017
Milkshake Duck in LaTeX
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% Requires latest version of tikzducks from github
% https://github.com/samcarter8/tikzducks
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\usepackage{tikzducks}
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mcnees / Example5.tex
Created Sep 14, 2017
Shaded cylinder in perspective
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\documentclass[crop=true, border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
% Some colors I like. The first six are modified versions of colors from
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mcnees / phasediagram.tex
Created Sep 11, 2017
Toast / Airplane Wine phase diagram
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\documentclass[crop=true, border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
% Some colors I like. The first six are modified versions of colors from
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mcnees / Example4.tex
Last active Sep 10, 2017
Shaded hollowed-out sphere
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\documentclass[crop=true, border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
% Some colors I like. The first six are modified versions of colors from
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mcnees / Example1.tex
Created Sep 3, 2017
Shrinking sphere in LaTeX with PGF/TikZ
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\documentclass[crop=true, border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
\usepackage{tikz-3dplot}
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mcnees / Example2.tex
Created Sep 3, 2017
Dirac delta example in PGF/TikZ
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\documentclass[crop=true, border=10pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta}
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mcnees / Favmoji.css for Twitter
Last active May 11, 2017
Hack twitter's CSS
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/* Install the Stylish extension for your browser, then add this code
as a new Style. Make sure it applies to the domain 'twitter.com' */
/* You can get Stylish here: */
/* Safari - http://sobolev.us/stylish/ */
/* Chrome - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylish/fjnbnpbmkenffdnngjfgmeleoegfcffe */
/* Tweet improvements, comments, or corrections to @mcnees. */
/* Thanks to: @pbausch, @mathowie, @blakestacey, @ukuleledan and others! */
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mcnees / Deprecated Favmoji.css for Twitter
Last active Mar 30, 2017
Install Stylish for your browser, then add this code as a new style that applies to the domain twitter.com. It let's you replace your fav button and notification stream icons with the emojis of your choice, and replaces "Likes" with "Favorites" on your profile page. You can also change the "Block" option under a user's drop-down menu to "Drop In…
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/* Install the Stylish extension for your browser, then add this code
as a new Style. Make sure it applies to the domain 'twitter.com' */
/* You can get Stylish here: */
/* Safari - http://sobolev.us/stylish/ */
/* Chrome - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylish/fjnbnpbmkenffdnngjfgmeleoegfcffe */
/* Tweet improvements, comments, or corrections to @mcnees. */
/* Thanks to: @pbausch, @mathowie, @blakestacey, @ukuleledan and others! */